Name the first conference held and when
Tehran-November to December 1943
Name consequences of the first conference
- The USA and Britain agreed to open up a second front by invading nazi-occupied Europe
- The USSR would declare war on Japan once Germany was defeated
Name consequences of the first Conference pt.2
- The boundaries of Poland would be moved westwards; Poland would gain territory from Germany and lose it to the Soviet Union
- It was also agreed that an international body would be set up to settle future disputes between countries. This set the scene for the establishment of the United Nations.
Who attended the 1st conference
Winston Churchill, Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin (Grand Alliance)
What was the name of the second conference and when
The Yalta conference held in February 1945
Who attended the 2nd conference
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
What were consequences of 2nd Conference
3
- Germany would be divided, reduced and lose their army
- Germany would have to pay reparations of $23 Billion (half of which went to the USSR)
- United Nations would be set up
What were consequences of the 2nd conference pt.2
3
- The USSR would declare war on japan once Germany was defeated
- Europe would be rebuilt along the lines of the Atlantic charter, Countries would have democratic elections
- Poland would be in the “Soviet sphere of influence”
What was the name of the 3rd conference held and when
Potsdam conference-July to August 1945
Who attended the 3rd conference
Clement Attlee, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin
Which countries changed leaders and why
- Britain changed from Winston to Attlee as Winston had lost the 1945 election
- America changed from Roosevelt to Truman as Roosevelt had died to health problems arising
What were consequences of Potsdam conference
- Germany would be divided into 4 zones even split between France, USA, UK, Britain
- Berlin would also be divided in the same manner
- The USSR would have 25% of the output from the other 3 zones
What were consequences of the 3rd conference pt.2
- A Council of Foreign ministers was set up to organise the rebuilding of Europe
- The Nazi party would be banned and war criminals were prosecuted
Why did tension/problems arise during the 3rd conference
Because Attlee and Truman were more trusting of each other and a lot less trustful of Stalin, it was a very big problem and change from Winston and Roosevelt being co-operative
Why did Stalin not like Truman
Truman would push Stalin about due to him having produced an atomic bomb, Stalin didn’t like how Truman would treat him and bargain with it (stalin was less powerful)
